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Abstract

Building on his experience of over thirty years working in higher education at a variety of institutions Colin has established a reputation as a leading UK researcher in student engagement. He established RAISE (Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement) in 2010, a body which attracts growing numbers of participants to its conferences and network from across the spectrum of UK institutions and from overseas. Colin has carried out a series of major studies and published extensively on student engagement. He is a leading advocate of the students as partners model and has been seeking to deploy this in his practice at Newcastle.

About the author

Colin has undertaken various roles at several UK universities, including teaching, course management, and Learning and Teaching Coordinator at Nottingham Business School. In his current role he manages the Newcastle University Combined Honours programme, which he has developed to enhance student engagement through breadth of subject choice and co-designed modules.